Jones Lang LaSalle has published a report on flood resilience in the property sector. The report suggests that the sector 'can pave the way towards low carbon real estate markets by applying foresight and creativity to everyday activities, rather than passively responding to an ever-tightening regulatory framework'
Click here to read the report on the Jones Lang LaSalle website here

Dr Aled Jones, Deputy Director, University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership has written an article for Top1000Funds on outcomes of the UN Copenhagen climate change negotiations, and the implications of the Copenhagen Accord for investors.
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CPSL's Southern Africa office hosted a panel discussion on 15 February to unpack the business implication of COP15. The panel, which included South Africa's Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, one of the South Africa's top climate policy experts and Santam CEO Ian Kirk, shared their views on how the global climate discussion will unfold and what it means for South Africa.

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Click here to see video footage from the Second Year Review launch event held 26 November 2009, including an address from The Prince of Wales.

Following a successful second year reporting period, ClimateWise member reports can now be viewed here by clicking on the member logo.

These reports highlight the activities members have taken against the ClimateWise principles over the 2008-2009 reporting period. All members, including those who joined mid-way through the last reporting period, will be reporting on their latest progress in the Summer of 2010. 

(Responsible Investor) Three of the largest European institutional investors, Dutch pension management giants APG and PGGM and the Universities Superannuation Scheme in the UK, have clubbed together to set up a global benchmark of the greenest listed property management companies to gee up poor reporting levels in the sector.
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(Environmental Defense Fund) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today issued new interpretive guidance that clarifies what publicly-traded companies need to disclose to investors in terms of climate-related 'material' effects on business operations, whether from new emissions management policies, the physical impacts of changing weather or business opportunities associated with the growing clean energy economy.
Read the Press Release on the EDF website here

(Responsible Investor) - Some of the world's biggest institutional investors representing $13 trillion in assets have vented their frustration at the lack of progress at the recent Copenhagen summit by telling individual countries that they will invest money in those markets that go it alone with strong climate change policies.
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F&C Asset Management have signed 'The Investor Statement on Catalyzing Investment in a Low-Carbon Economy', which was endorsed by four major investor groups, representing over 190 investors and $13 trillion in assets. The statement urges global leaders 'to take rapid action" on carbon emission limits, energy efficiency, renewable energy, financing mechanisms and other policies that will accelerate clean energy investment and job creation'
Read the statement and press release on the INCR website here

(Reuters) - Nearly half of global money managers are making investment decisions without factoring in risks or opportunities associated with climate change, according to a survey released on Wednesday by a coalition of environmentalists and investors.
Read the full story on the Reuters website here